Haryana

StateCommission

RP/68/2017

UNION BANK OF INDIA - Complainant(s)

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RAM LAL SURI - Opp.Party(s)

KAMAL SATIJA

07 Aug 2017

ORDER

STATE CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION HARYANA, PANCHKULA

                                                 

Revision Petition No.    68 of 2017

Date of Institution:       31.07.2017

Date of Decision:         07.08.2017

 

Union Bank of India, Main Branch, Subhash Mandi, Kurukshetra, through its Branch Manager.

….Petitioner-Opposite Party

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Ram Lal Suri son of Shri Lachman Dass, resident of House No.71/7, Brahma Colony, Amin Road, Kurukshetra.

…Respondent-Complainant

 

 

CORAM:   Hon’ble Mr. Justice Nawab Singh, President.

                   Shri Balbir Singh, Judicial Member.

                  

 

Present:     Shri Kamal Satija, counsel for the petitioner.

 

                            

O R D E R

 

 NAWAB SINGH, J (ORAL)

 

Union Bank of India-opposite party (for short ‘Bank’) is in revision against the order dated June 16^th, 2017 passed by District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Kurukshetra (for short ‘District Forum’) whereby the Bank was proceeded ex parte. 

2.      Learned counsel for the Bank has urged that the notice was received. The Bank appointed Shri Parveen Kumar, Advocate to appear before the District Forum but he noted a wrong date, that is, June 23^rd, 2017 instead of June 16^th, 2017, due to which nobody appeared on behalf of the Bank and the Bank was proceeded ex parte. The next date of hearing before the District Forum is August 08^th, 2017 for recording evidence of the complainant.

3.      It is always better to decide the matter on merits. Ends of justice would be met if an opportunity is granted to the petitioner to file written version and contest the complaint.   Accordingly, this revision petition is accepted and the impugned order is set aside. The Bank is accorded opportunity to file written version and join the proceedings.

4.      This revision petition is disposed of without issuing notice to the respondent with a view to impart substantive justice to the parties and to save the huge expenses, which may be incurred by the respondent as also in order to avoid unnecessary delay in adjudication of the matter.  In this regard, reliance can be placed on a Division Bench Judgment of Hon’ble Punjab and Haryana High Court rendered in Batala Machine Tools Workshop Cooperative Vs. Presiding Officer, Labour Court, Gurdaspur (CWP No.9563 of 2002) decided on June 27^th, 2002.

5.      The Bank is directed to appear before the District Forum, on August 08^th, 2017, the date already fixed.

6.      Copy of this order be sent to the District Forum.     

 

 

Announced 07.08.2017

(Balbir Singh) Judicial Member

(Nawab Singh) President

D.R.